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Partners' Day 2020
A Virtual Event

Thursday, September 24, 2020
2:00pm to 5:00pm ET

Introduction

This year, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the LRC will hold its annual Partners’ Day event online. This “virtual” Partners’ Day will allow the maximum number of people from our Partner and Alliance organizations as well as sponsors and friends of the LRC to participate in the event.

Partners' Day will include presentations on the latest LRC research and educational activities, and will allow attendees to provide input as part of a discussion on the future of the LRC. The event is open to representatives from all LRC Partner, Alliance, and sponsor organizations.

Agenda

The agenda for the event is below.

Time

Topic

Presenter

2:00 PM

Welcome – Introductory remarks

N. Narendran

2:15 PM

LEDs & 3D Printing Program – Project result highlights

  • ASSIST
    • LED System Lifetime Issues: Driver and sensor lifetime testing method update
  • FAA
    • Photometric testing of photovoltaic airfield fixtures and low intensity obstruction lights
    • Overview of a drone-based photometry system for field measurements and prototype light source to help wildlife mitigation
  • 3D printing for lighting
    • Update on an ongoing project to develop a fully 3D printed outdoor fixture and the activities of the AM for Lighting Consortium

N. Narendran

2:45 PM

Light and Health Program – Project result highlights

  • Healthy patterns Website
  • Alzheimer’s Disease research
  • Circadian stimulus model update
  • Traumatic brain injury research
  • Cancer research
  • Working from home during COVID-19 survey

M. Figueiro

3:15 PM

Energy and UV-Related Research – Project result highlights

  • Lighting controls for parking lots
  • Office Brightness: Troffer upgrades
  • Plants – using UV to mitigate plant pathogens
  • UV-A in a NICU
  • UV Lighting Answers – product evaluation and application guidance (safety, effectiveness, efficiency)

J. Brons

3:45 PM

Transportation & Safety Lighting Program – Project result highlights

  • Recent research on flashing warning lights
  • Dynamic automotive lighting
  • Display screens and visual ergonomics
  • Guidelines for LED streetlighting retrofits
  • Future outlook for human factors research

J. Bullough

4:15 PM

LRC Education Program

  • Outreach education – move to online courses
  • Graduate Education
  • Nuckolls Fund project
  • Future directions for lighting education

D. Frering

4:45 PM

Final Questions and Answers

N. Narendran

5:00 PM

Adjourn

 

 

Registration

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